Boss Ladies, Watch Out!

Essays on Women, Sex, and Writing

This text is about women as critics. Terry Castle investigates strong women writers with formidable personalities - Jane Austen, Collette, Willa Cather - often turning analysis of these figures and their work into a keen new perspective on their lives and on life in general. Her canvas includes male writers too, such as the amorous Casanova. Many of these essays have appeared in the London Review of Books, where Castle is a regular contributor.